Neil Jones - It has to be a back three against Liverpool's pace

I appreciate the fact that the Blues have kept three clean sheets in a row - although Thursday's game really is irrelevant when discussing this one.

Liverpool's form is such that they command special attention when picking a team, and a formation.

Phil Jagielka and Ashley Williams cannot play as a two-man central defence for me, so I'd go to a three and put Michael Keane in between them.

That'd mean a switch with Mason Holgate moving to left wing-back and Jonjoe Kenny staying where he is. Holgate has more experience, so is better equipped to play on his 'unnatural' side.

Ahead of them, I'm leaving out Tom Davies, whose penchant for a yellow card worries me in a derby. The nod goes instead to Morgan Schneiderlin, who got minutes in midweek and who owes Everton a performance. Davies' energy would be welcome from the bench.

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Chris Beesley - Kenny gets the nod on the left

I don't think that Sam Allardyce should stray far from the line-ups that did the business against West Ham United and Huddersfield Town although a trip to Anfield will be rather more taxing than facing either of those two at Goodison.

After a difficult start to life at the Blues, Cuco Martina has produced a couple of more encouraging displays in those games but he makes way here for the more defensively-minded Mason Holgate who switches from centre-back to full-back.

Holgate will play on the right while Jonjoe Kenny moves over to the left. It's not ideal but with Leighton Baines injured Everton don't have any natural options on that side and Kenny is arguably slightly more comfortable there.

I was torn between bringing in captain Phil Jagielka or Michael Keane at centre-back but I've gone with the younger man against Liverpool's fleet-footed frontmen.

Adam Jones - Keane has to come back in

Despite a good few Blues playing well in midweek, you'd be hard-pressed to change a side that's done so well in the past two games.

Putting the quality of opposition to one side, these players look like they have already bought into what Sam Allardyce wants to do at the club and would be best suited to bringing his gameplan to Anfield.

That being said, and despite how much better Cuco Martina has looked over the previous two matches, with Michael Keane being fit he needs to come back in.

The same system should be kept though, with Keane coming into centre back, Mason Holgate to right-back and Jonjoe Kenny to left-back.

Lookman and Vlasic should be the first options from the bench after their midweek heroics.